Vehicle brake



March 18, 1941. Q Q; TETERS 2,235,341

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VEHICLE BRAKE Filed Nov. 30, 1959' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A iiomeys Patented Mar. 18, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE 2,235,341 I VEHICLE BRAKE Omar Orson Teters and John Bar-tom. I

uis, Mo.

Application November 30,1939, Serial st. 306,922 I 1 0mm.- (01. its-'11) This invention relates to a vehicle brake, the general .object of the invention being to provide a tapering brake drum for each wheel of the rotary action of the drum and the transit wheel attached thereto.

This invention also consists in certain other will be had to the accompanying drawings-wherein like characters denote likeor corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a view looking toward the inner face of a wheel assembly constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure-3 ure 2. I

Figure 4 is 'a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig- .ure

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view of the front closure plate of the Figure '1 is a. perspective view of one end of the U-shaped actuating lever of the brake applying means. a I

In these views the numeral I indicates a brake drum which tapers from its outer end to its inner end and the numleral 2 indicates the front.

cover plate which is fastened to a flange 4 at is a section on the line 33 of Figthe outer end r the drum by bolts 5, said plate having a centrally arranged opening therein and also-.havingan annular row of holes 6 adjacent the periphery of the interior part of thedrum for the. escape of moisture and foreign matter. by centrifugal force as the drum revolves..

'keyed thereto as shown at 11 so that the brak-.

'20 is placed on each rod and bears against the ing out of contact with the drum.

- heads 24 and the stems of the bolts passing through the slots 22 and the threaded parts of 29 is pivoted to this ear andpasses through a l4 against the inner wall of the brake drum to check or stop movement of the drum and the wheel. Of course, assoon as this pressure is i.

The inner or stationary plate is shown. at 8 I and is suitably fastened to the axle 9 to which the wheel carrying spindle III is connected,'the wheel being shownat W in Figure 1 and said I wheel is suitably connected with the drum so that thedrum will rotate with the wheel. A false housing ll extends into the drum from the" backing plate 8, this'false housing only being used for the front wheels as the rear brakes slide back and forth on the rear axle housing; for the rear wheels. The braking wheel or mem- I .ber I2 is made in the form of a circular mem ber with the peripheral part l3 tapering inward; I 1y to conform to the taper of the-drum and this part carries the lining "on its outer d ea ference and a 'disk l5 connects the part l3 with. the circular hub part IG- which fits overv the. housing ll for sliding movement thereon and is' ing member is h'eldagainst rotary movement. Rods l8 are carried by the backing Plate 8 and extend into the drum and pass through'holes in the disk' 15 and are attached to the plate'8' by the inner and outer nuts IS. A coil spring .2

inner nut and the inner face of thedisk l5 and I tends to hold the braking member with its lin- Y A U-shaped' lever 2i has the ends of its limbs 3o enlarged and provided with the slots 22, see Fig ure '7, and T-shaped bolts 23 have their channel-shaped' heads 24 engaged to these enlarged ends with the ends fitting in the channels of the these bolts pass through the backing plate 8, see Figure 5, where they. receive the nuts 24. A spring 25 is placed on the stem of'each bolt and bears against the plate 8 and the enlarged 4 1 end of the. lever toiprevent rattling or undue movement of the parts. Intermediate portions of the limbs of the lever are pivoted to the pins 21 projecting from diametrically oppositep'oints of the hub l6 and an ear is formed on the bight 45 of the lever as shown at. 28. An operating rod hole in the backing plate and is adapted to connect it. to suitable operating means so that the operator. of the. vehiclecan exert a'pull on the member 20 to cause the lever to shift thebraking member inwardly so as to place the lining released. the springs 20 on the rods l3 move the braking member l2 back to releasing position.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

' It is to be understood that changes may be made inthe construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is: 1

A brake device comprising a drum tapering from! one end to the other, a brake member in the drum having a peripheral portion tapering from one end to the other and conforming to the taper of the drum, spring means for'normally holding the brake member out of engagement with the drum, means for supporting the brake 1 member for sliding movement but against rotary movement, a U-shaped lever having intermediate portions of its limbs pivotally connected with the brake memlber, pivotal means for connecting the ends of the lever with a stationary part of the OMAR oRsoN TETERS. JOHN BARTON.

' device and manually operated means connected 

